Visit to Ueno Park and Modern Art Gallery

These were the morning crowds heading into downtown Tokyo. This was the Shinagawa Station across from our hotel.

Just because I had to

Common factor in most museums and galleries around the world - the shops and restaurants are always free

I think she was phoning the umbrella manufacturer for a copy of the user guide. You'll see more of her further on.

We enjoyed the marvelous exhibit of statues and paintings. I really don't need to comment on all of them, just enjoy them.

Mary and Maureen plotting something.

Patricia pointing the way to . .

lie on the luggage rack to take these photos was only a coincidence

Not sure exactly what it was, but it sure would look neat as a replacement for our front door at home.

Two young gentlemen eventually came to their rescue.

I'm sure that there was a good reason for this staircase.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. What actually attracted me was her whole outfit and the colour of her hair vs. her shoes. Study in pseudo-pink.

All of the works had descriptive notes, but I thought it too laborious to photograph them all. Fortunately Mary did with her photos, so we can always go back to hers to see who did what.

I really do wish I could have found out who did this particular work.

Subway & train systems in Tokyo, albeit vast, are so well documented, that you could easily find your way anywhere . . almost.
A tad more complex than Toronto . .

We, momentarily, became close friends . .

Early security guard. He didn't seem to notice that someone had stolen his bow string . .

Told you she'd be back. That's Mary watching me watching the young lady watching me taking her picture while reporting me to the authorities as a potential stalker.

Patterns.

Being able to just

The crowds were there, but not quite as intense as I'd thought they might be.

We're not lost again, it's over there . .

It started out for Maureen and Kay, as a simple rental of umbrellas.

Mary gave up, but Kay and Maureen came along and dragged me off before the authorities did.

I took this one because I liked the way the light was working on the people.

There were a lot of college-age students in the gallery, but they were more interested in taking photos of the architectural features of the gallery than the actual art work. I suspect that they were architectural students.

walk around her, made her even more interesting to me.
I would have loved to have photographed her with different types of lighting.